Holiday spending estimate ticks up from last year
A survey shows Americans expect to spend more on holiday gifts this year than in previous years. Gallup poll released Wednesday. The survey, conducted Nov. 6-20, found that Americans expect to spend an average of $1,012 on Christmas and holiday gifts this year, just down from the $975 Americans expected to spend on presents last […]
Plans to end NHS dental care crisis not working, warns spending watchdog | Dentists
Plans to end a deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients without treatment, according to a warning from the government's spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO)’s heartbreaking verdict About “Tooth Regeneration Plan” Patients' groups have warned that people's fight against tooth decay is a “serious public health concern”. A […]
Harris Campaign Chair Defends Spending Six Figures To Build Set For Harris Interview On Sex-Themed Podcast
Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 campaign chair, Jen O'Malley Dillon, reported Tuesday on Alex Cooper's sex-themed podcast “Call Her Daddy” to reach “low-intensity voters.” defended the six-figure expenditure. The Harris campaign and the Democratic Party burned through $1.5 billion over the vice president's 15-week campaign, leaving the Democratic National Committee with at least $20 million […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out DOGE plan to investigate government spending
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia will explain Sunday why sanctuary state and city leaders are eligible to provide federal funding to a new Congressional subcommittee working to reduce government waste. said it was necessary. Greene, who was chosen to lead a subcommittee working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon […]
‘DOGE’ might be a punchline, but wasteful federal spending is the real joke
The U.S. government has been a laughing stock for generations because of its administrative bloat, waste, and overall inefficiency. That is about to change. Over the years, the late Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) published the following: Annual report on government wasteaptly titled “The Wastebook.” Cobain and his staff offer everything from the ridiculous (like a […]
17 Nobel Laureates Biden Cited on COVID Spending Were ‘Idiots’ Who He ‘Paid’
In an interview on CBS' podcast “The Takeout” published Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) said the 17 points the Biden administration has used to justify spending on the American Rescue Plan He said that the Nobel laureates were “17 educated idiots” and said: What the Biden administration wanted to hear because it “paid for it.” […]
Auto Execs Beg Trump to Keep Biden’s EV Mandates After Spending Billions on Unprofitable Electric Cars
Executives at Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., and Stellantis are pleading with President-elect Donald Trump to preserve President Joe Biden's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. The plea comes as automakers have invested billions of dollars in EVs but have been unable to turn a profit. In March, Biden issued federal regulations to begin phasing out […]
Khanna: Musk may get 'frustrated fairly quickly' with process to cut government jobs, spending
California Congressman Ro Khanna (D) said Elon Musk could be “frustrating” while in office to cut unnecessary government spending. “Elon can get irritated easily,” Khanna said. Thursday's POLITICO Tech Podcast. “I mean, let's see if he can cut the defense. My guess is there's going to be a lot of people on that committee. [who] […]
AI Spending Surges Towards $250 Billion in 2025
As the AI revolution gains momentum, Big Tech companies are pouring billions of dollars into AI infrastructure, with spending expected to exceed a whopping $250 billion by 2025. forbes report The world's tech giants, including Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Amazon, are spearheading AI investments, believing this technology to be transformative. In 2023, these four companies […]
$1.5 billion in 15 weeks: Kamala Harris’ INSANE campaign spending exposed
Kamala Harris' campaign plummeted towards the end, but a closer look reveals that her wasteful spending may have played a big role, with the vice president reportedly burning through $1.5 billion in just 15 weeks. There is. “She was able to spend $1.5 billion in 15 weeks without having any assets. That was really impressive.” […]